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Author : Eliot Lord
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Drama of Virginia City written by Eliot Lord and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ronald M. James
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803240082
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)
Download or read book Virginia City written by Ronald M. James and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spent cartridges. The pieces of an original Tabasco Pepper Sauce bottle. Shards of a ceramic pot, stained red. For archaeologists each of the thousands of artifacts uncovered at a site tells a story. For noted Comstock authority Ronald M. James, it is a story resulting from decades of research and excavation at one of the largest National Historic Landmarks in America, the Nevada town that, with the discovery of the Comstock Lode, became a boomtown microcosm of the American West. Drawing on the work of hundreds of volunteers, students, and professional archaeologists, Virginia City: Secrets of a Western Past shows how every detail—from unearthed artifacts to reports of local saloons to plans for the cemetery to surviving nineteenth-century buildings—adds to our view of Virginia City when it was one of the richest places on earth. James recreates this unlikely epitome of frontier industry and cosmopolitan living, the thriving hub of corporate executives, middle-class families, miners, prostitutes, and barkeepers—and more foreign-born residents per capita than anywhere else in the country—in a spot that had begun its life a few years earlier as the mining camp of several lucky guys. An excavation of the history of Virginia City, a window on the heyday of the American frontier, James’s book is also an enlightening look at how archaeology brings the story of the past to life.
Download or read book The Tragedy in Virginia City written by and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poem on a broadside lamenting the economic decline of Virginia City, Nevada, and the Comstock Lode. Tipped into the book the Drama of Virginia City (copyright 1925 by the Nevada Branch of the American Association of University Women); a reprint of Eliot Lord's Comstock mining and miners, monograph IV of the U.S.G.S., 1881; Special Collections call number F849.V8 L7 c.3.
Author : Sandie La Nae
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1329554094
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (295 download)
Download or read book Weird "Haunted" Virginia City written by Sandie La Nae and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-14 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: I term my books "Historic-Paranormal." There is extensive research involved for the history sections, and the paranormal segment information are from the findings Paranormal team I am part of - Thin Veil Investigators - discovered. Nevada Historical Society's Docent and Special Works/Projects Historian, and I are creating particular "Weird" volumes. "Weird 'Haunted' Virginia City" is NOT a cute ghost-story-telling book. This volume recites from extensive research into factual incidents, presenting some of the bazaar, strange and odd passing of personages, including cases of inhumane behaviors to fellow residents, as well as descriptions, reports and anecdotes of some of the major destruction that occurred during the city's "halcyon days." These pages offer the reader a compelling insight that may show a contributing relationship to the numerous spirit presences involving themselves in earthly matters throughout this very haunted location: Virginia City, Nevada.
Author : Evalyn Batten Johnson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738582054
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (82 download)
Download or read book Virginia City written by Evalyn Batten Johnson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tucked between the Tobacco Root Mountains and Mount Baldy in southwestern Montana, Virginia City began in May 1863, when gold was discovered in Alder Gulch. Some 10,000 fortune seekers arrived, and the days of whiskey, revolvers, road agents, and vigilantes began. Boot Hill, overlooking the town, is a constant reminder of its rough, tough, and unruly past. A great number of mining towns have become ghost towns, but not Virginia City, thanks to the men and women who gave of themselves to establish a permanent town where families, schools, churches, businesses, and organizations would thrive.
Author : Monette Bebow-Reinhard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1538188937
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (381 download)
Download or read book Virginia City vs Bonanza written by Monette Bebow-Reinhard and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2024-05-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fun and informative exploration of how the classic television series Bonanza differs from the reality of Virginia City, Nevada. In 1959, one hundred years after the big bonanza silver strike in Virginia City, the classic television series Bonanza made its debut and brought the small Nevada city to the forefront of households around the country, and into many parts of the world. The richest city in the world at the time of the Comstock Lode, Virginia City today might well be a ghost town if not for the fame spurred by Bonanza.The show was so popular that it went on to air for thirteen years and even spawned a theme park. Historical accuracy was of great import to Bonanza’s creator, but as the series evolved, it took on a life of its own beyond the boundaries of real-life Virginia City. In Virginia City vs Bonanza: A Tale of Merging Histories, Monette Bebow-Reinhard explores select history from the show’s legendary storylines and compares it to the real history of nineteenth-century Virginia City. Readers will learn why gambling is so prominent in Nevada, how Virginia City was not necessarily developed as a cattle town, and much more, ultimately understanding how and where Bonanza got its history right. Through her analysis of history versus fiction, Bebow-Reinhard emphasizes the impact television had on shaping how we remember the Old West. From the beginnings on Sun Mountain to the new technology created for Virginia City’s mines to keep up with the demands of the labor force—hungry for more wealth—Virginia City vs Bonanza examines the politics, the environmental damage, and the social and cultural settings that made Virginia City unique. Readers will witness it all: silver’s inevitable collapse, the advent of tourism, the natives, the diversity, the violence, and today, the fun. A must-read for fans of televisionand history alike.
Author : Peter B. Mires
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439671443
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)
Download or read book Wicked Virginia City written by Peter B. Mires and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2020-10-05 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perched on the side of a mountain in the Nevada desert, Virginia City existed for one reason only: to make money. The mining frenzy of the mid-nineteenth century uncovered veins of precious metals that would be expressed in billions today, attracting the enterprising madam Cad Thompson, the charismatic highwayman Nickanora and a plethora of swindlers. Miners, flush with their wages, supported a healthy economy of gambling, drinking and prostitution and even launched a few political careers. Sam Clemens, who became Mark Twain while reporting for the Virginia City Territorial Enterprise, called it "the livest town that America had ever produced." Join author Peter B. Mires as he explores the seamy side of this quintessential mining boomtown.
Author : Ronald M. James
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874179483
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)
Download or read book A Short History of Virginia City written by Ronald M. James and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2014-09-15 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Founded in 1859, Virginia City quickly became world famous for its extraordinary prosperity. Over the next two decades, the mines of “the Richest City on Earth” yielded millions in gold and silver. The newly wealthy built mansions and churches, opera houses and schools, with furniture, fashions, and entertainment imported from Europe and the Far East. Here young Samuel Clemens, reporting for the Territorial Enterprise in 1863, first called himself Mark Twain. At its height Virginia City was a magnet for immigrants and the world leader in technological innovations in mining. The city’s story did not end when the Comstock Lode played out. Beginning in the 1930s, bohemian artists, literati, and tourists were intrigued by this remnant of the Old West. The leader of Manhattan’s café society, Lucius Beebe, moved here and relaunched the Territorial Enterprise in 1950. Television’s most popular western from 1959 to 1973, Bonanza, located its fictional Ponderosa Ranch nearby. In the summer of 1965, a handful of Bay Area musicians, including Big Brother and the Holding Company, performed at the Red Dog Saloon and launched psychedelic rock, part of the inspiration for a defining decade of youth culture. Today it is both a National Historic Landmark District and a living community. Visitors come to enjoy its saloons and restaurants, admire its architecture, and learn from its museums and exhibits. A Short History of Virginia City will enhance their experience and will also be enjoyed by anyone interested in the history of Nevada, mining, and the Old West. • Includes an illustrated walking tour describing more than thirty buildings and sites
Author : Juliane Braun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780813942339
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (423 download)
Download or read book Creole Drama written by Juliane Braun and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stages of antebellum New Orleans did more than entertain. In the city's early years, French-speaking residents used the theatre to assert their political, economic, and cultural sovereignty in the face of growing Anglo-American dominance. Beyond local stages, the francophone struggle for cultural survival connected people and places in the early United States, across the American hemisphere, and in the Atlantic world. Moving from France to the Caribbean to the American continent, Creole Drama follows the people that created and sustained French theatre culture in New Orleans from its inception in 1792 until the beginning of the Civil War. Juliane Braun draws on the neglected archive of francophone drama native to Louisiana, as well as a range of documents from both sides of the Atlantic, to explore the ways in which theatre and drama shaped debates about ethnic identity and transnational belonging in the city. Francophone identity united citizens of different social and racial backgrounds, and debates about political representation, slavery, and territorial expansion often played out on stage. Recognizing theatres as sites of cultural exchange that could cross oceans and borders, Creole Drama offers not only a detailed history of francophone theatre in New Orleans but also an account of the surprising ways in which multilingualism and early transnational networks helped create the American nation.
Author : Monette Bebow-Reinhard
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ISBN 13 : 9781538188927
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (889 download)
Download or read book Virginia City Vs Bonanza written by Monette Bebow-Reinhard and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2024 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book reveals the reality of life in Virginia City, Nevada in the 19th century versus the legendary storylines of the iconic television show Bonanza. In addition, it explores the history of early TV and its depictions of the West, as well as the full history of Virginia City from its environmental issues to its silver mining up to the present.
Author : Lucius Morris Beebe
Publisher : Darwin Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780831060077
Total Pages : 67 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Virginia & Truckee written by Lucius Morris Beebe and published by Darwin Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 546 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Californian written by and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 546 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Sandie La Nae
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781387286140
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Weird Virginia City written by Sandie La Nae and published by . This book was released on 2017-10-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join Author Sandie La Nae and Docent Arline La Ferry as they take you on a WEIRD journey around this northern Nevada town - VIRGINIA CITY Read about curiosities researched from numerous media sources from the mid-1800s to the early 21st Century! Let the mysterious thrill and chill you! Get the scoop on notable residents! Laugh at amusing anecdotes! This book is packed full of WEIRD and interesting tidbits from VIRGINIA CITY'S past and present
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (795 download)
Download or read book Virginia City written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spent cartridges. The pieces of an original Tabasco Pepper Sauce bottle. Shards of a ceramic pot, stained red. For archaeologists each of the thousands of artifacts uncovered at a site tells a story. For noted Comstock authority Ronald M. James, it is a story resulting from decades of research and excavation at one of the largest National Historic Landmarks in America, the Nevada town that, with the discovery of the Comstock Lode, became a boomtown microcosm of the American West. Drawing on the work of hundreds of volunteers, students, and professional archaeologists, Virginia City: Secrets of a Western Past shows how every detail-from unearthed artifacts to reports of local saloons to plans for the cemetery to surviving nineteenth-century buildings-adds to our view of Virginia City when it was one of the richest places on earth. James recreates this unlikely epitome of frontier industry and cosmopolitan living, the thriving hub of corporate executives, middle-class families, miners, prostitutes, and barkeepers-and more foreign-born residents per capita than anywhere else in the country-in a spot that had begun its life a few years earlier as the mining camp of several lucky guys. An excavation of the history of Virginia City, a window on the heyday of the American frontier, James's book is also an enlightening look at how archaeology brings the story of the past to life.
Author : John Taylor Waldorf
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book A Kid on the Comstock written by John Taylor Waldorf and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Railway & Locomotive Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 774 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (38 download)
Download or read book Bulletin written by Railway & Locomotive Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1936 with total page 774 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Virginia City Company
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 19 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (656 download)
Download or read book Plan for the Foundation of Virginia City " written by Virginia City Company and published by . This book was released on 1860 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
